The high temperature in Denver on Monday will climb to about 50 degrees under sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service.

After a cold, snowy weekend in northeastern Colorado and the mountains, weather is expected to warm up and dry out this week, the weather service reports.

Weekend snow totals in the mountains included 7 inches at Arapahoe Basin and Copper Mountain, according to Colorado Ski Country USA, and close to 5 inches at Loveland Ski Area. At lower elevations, Parker received 3 inches of snow over the weekend, according to the weather service, and the city of Loveland, in Larimer County, received 4.8 inches.

Temperatures early Monday morning around the state dropped into the single digits in most mountain areas, and into the teens in most areas along the Front Range. On Monday morning, intermittent winds along the foothills could gust up to 50 mph at times.

The weekend cold spell, however, will move out on Monday, with a warm, drying trend settling in that should last through the week, the weather service reports. Temperatures should be slightly above normal in most areas around the state. There will, however, be a slight chance for snow in the mountains on Saturday and Saturday night.

The low temperature in Denver on Monday night should drop to about 24 degrees, according to the weather service.

Tuesday in the city will be mostly sunny with a high temperature of about 54 degrees and highs should be in the 50s through the week. Overnight lows in the city should be in the 20s through the week.

In Vail, the high temperature on Monday will top out at about 28 degrees, with temperatures climbing into the 30s Tuesday through Thursday, and up to about 40 on Friday, the weather service reports. Low temperatures in Vail this week will be in the teens to 20s.

Kieran Nicholson covers breaking news for The Denver Post. He started at the Post in 1986, at the old building on 15th and California streets. Nicholson has covered a variety of beats including suburbs, courts, crime and general assignment.

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